NHL The NHL’s COVID-19 pause has gotten longer. The league is delaying the resumption of games until Tuesday, to allow teams time to process the latest round of tests. That wipes out the Red Wings’ game against the New York Rangers that was scheduled for Monday. NBA The Detroit Pistons …
Read More »Pioneers Dump Wolverines – Friday Sports Wrap
College Basketball Former Calumet High School standout Elli Djerf will join the Finlandia University women’s basketball team. Djerf is transferring in from Northern Michigan University. She averaged 20 points per game as a senior for the Copper Kings, and scored more than 1,000 points in her high school career. She …
Read More »Wolverines Host Pioneers Tonight – Thursday Sports Wrap
GLHL The Calumet Wolverines will host the Portage Lake Pioneers tonight. Faceoff is at 7:30 at the Colosseum. NHL The Detroit Red Wings’ game against the Minnesota Wild scheduled for tonight has been postponed, as the entire NHL continues a COVID-19 break. The league still hopes to resume playing on …
Read More »Late Surge Powers Kings Past Gremlins – Wednesday Sports Wrap
High School In hockey last evening, Calumet skated past Houghton 5-3. The Gremlins opened the scoring when Jace Deforge found the net 71 seconds into the contest. A power play goal by Paul Sturos tied the game, but Brendan Miller’s tally put Houghton up 2-1 at the end of the first …
Read More »Calumet Boys, Girls Earn Hoops Wins – Tuesday Sports Wrap
High School In boys basketball last night… • Calumet downed Houghton 63-54. Dryden Nelson led the Copper Kings with 29 points. • Ewen-Trout Creek downed Bessemer 60-37. On the girls’ schedule last night… • Calumet held off Negaunee 51-50. Alexis Strom and Marybeth Halonen each scored 12 for the Copper Kings. …
Read More »Tech Women’s Hoops Drops Third Straight – Monday Sports Wrap
High School In boys basketball tonight… • Houghton plays at Calumet. Coverage begins around 7:00 on 97.7 The Wolf. • Ontonagon plays at Ewen-Trout Creek. On the girls schedule… • Calumet visits Negaunee. • Ontonagon plays at Ewen-Trout Creek. At the Frozen Cup hockey tournament in Baraga County yesterday… • …
Read More »Hornets, Vikings Split Season’s First Hoops Bay Battles – Sunday Sports Wrap
High School In high school hockey Saturday… • Calumet defeated Detroit Country Day 6-4. Pool play continued at the Frozen Cup tournament in Baraga County Saturday… • In the Squirt division, Dollar Bay defeated Fine Line Tire 9-6. OK Industrial shut down Insight Eye Care 8-2, and then defeated the …
Read More »Hockey Wins for Gremlins and Bulldogs, but Kings Fall Downstate – Saturday Sports Wrap
High School In high school hockey last night… • Calumet fell 6-1 at Cranbrook Kingswood. • Houghton got past Jeffers 3-1. Camden Markham scored twice for the Gremlins, and Landon Stevens found the net once. Mike Maillette and Gaborik Carlson each had two assists. Elliot Asiala scored for the Jets. …
Read More »Calumet Hockey Begins Downstate Trip Tonight – Friday Sports Wrap
High School Yesterday’s storm wiped out last night’s entire slate of high school games. In high school boys basketball last night… • Houghton v Hancock – postponed – no make-up date announced. • Calumet v Lake Linden-Hubbell – postponed – no make-up date announced. • Baraga v Dollar Bay-Tamarack City …
Read More »Tech Men’s Hoops Swamps FinnU – Thursday Sports Wrap
High School In high school boys basketball tonight… • Houghton tips off at Hancock. Coverage will begin around 7:00 on the Voice of the Gremlins, 97.7 The Wolf. • Calumet visits Lake Linden-Hubbell. • Baraga plays at Dollar Bay-Tamarack City. On the girls schedule tonight… • The Houghton game against …
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